Ghana ADVANCE mother and son at maize harvest

Nestlé USA Publishes Thought Piece on ACDI/VOCA Embrace of Public – Private Partnership in Ghana

Nestlé USA recently published a thought piece on its Medium blog by ACDI/VOCA Chief Communications Officer Paul Guenette entitled “Eating …

Sierra Leone SNAP cash disbursements

Sierra Leone SNAP+ Restores Dignity through Cash Disbursements

Sierra Leone’s first confirmed case of Ebola surfaced in early 2014. By July, 2014 the Government of Sierra Leone had …

LEO Final Performance Report Cover

Leveraging Economic Opportunities Final Performance Report

Leveraging Economic Opportunities (LEO) was a three-year contract to support programming that fosters inclusive growth through markets. Building on USAID’s …

Kaday Fullah SNAP+ project participant

SNAP+ Cash Transfers Ensure Food Security and Preserve a Widow’s Sight in Sierra Leone

In Makaiba village in northern Sierra Leone, Bombali district, Kaday Fullah is grateful every morning when she opens her eyes. …

trifinia sibande zambia profit +

Zambia PROFIT+-Trained Woman Farmer Finds Success and Empowerment by Diversifying Income

Trifonia Sibande, age 43, and her husband Digani Sibande, live in Ngwata village, Lundazi district, in Zambia’s Eastern Province. Trifonia …

Sierra Leone SNAP mothers learn WASH practices

Sierra Leone SNAP Trains Mothers on Nutrition and WASH Best Practices

Over the last few years, Hawa McCarthy, a young mother of five in Mobai village, Kailahun district, received guidance on …

farmers using Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bags to regain food security

Restoring Household Food Security in Sierra Leone

In Sierra Leone, seed and harvested cereal and legumes are often stored in jute bags on dirt floors, in poorly …

Paraguay OFDA Project Donates Structure to Flood-Affected Region

Structure Serves as Living Space, Classroom, Emergency Command Center By Martin Román, Chief of Party ACDI/VOCA implements the U.S. Office …

Zambia PROFIT+ Agribusiness Groups Uplift Smallholder Farmers

By Renton Kashimbaya, PROFIT+ Agribusiness Coordinator for Katete and Petauke districts Economic, health, and educational challenges impact smallholder farmers in …

Egyptian Officials Visit AMAL-Supported Horticultural Pack House at Luxor Airport

Perishable Terminal Integral to Project Efforts to Bolster Inclusive Value Chains in Upper Egypt On December 3, the Horticultural Export …

ACDI/VOCA Welcomes Sylvia Megret as COO

ACDI/VOCA welcomes Sylvia Megret as its chief operating officer (COO). Ms. Megret has worked in international development for over 20 …

Nestle's Freda Duplan signing MOU

Ghana ADVANCE II Signs MOU with Nestlé Ghana

On December 6, 2016, Dr. Emmanuel Dormon, Chief of Party of the ACDI/VOCA-implemented Agricultural Development and Value Chain Enhancement (ADVANCE …